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Strigidae · 26 species

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26 species

Barred OwlStrix variaOwls
Blakiston's Fish-OwlKetupa blakistoniOwls
Boreal OwlAegolius funereusOwls
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaOwls
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioOwls
Elf OwlMicrathene whitneyiOwls
Eurasian Scops-owlOtus scopsOwls
Ferruginous Pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianumOwls
Flammulated OwlPsiloscops flammeolusOwls
Great Grey OwlStrix nebulosaOwls
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusOwls
Little OwlAthene noctuaOwls
Long-eared OwlAsio otusOwls
Mottled OwlStrix virgataOwls
Northern Hawk-owlSurnia ululaOwls
Northern Pygmy-owlGlaucidium gnomaOwls
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusOwls
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaOwls
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusOwls
Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusOwls
Spotted OwlStrix occidentalisOwls
Spotted OwletAthene bramaOwls
Stygian OwlAsio stygiusOwls
Tawny OwlStrix alucoOwls
Western Screech-owlMegascops kennicottiiOwls
Whiskered Screech-owlMegascops trichopsisOwls

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